Encouraging organisation leaders, colleagues and stakeholders to adopt better approaches towards data can be a challenge – data is often seen as an irritant, not urgent, somebody else’s problem etc. Many also, incorrectly, think that “AI” (or some other clever
Does your organisation have a Victorian attitude to data quality?
In the Victorian era, accident rates were far higher than today yet at the time were considered regrettable, but just the way things are. How about modern attitudes to data?
What are your data beliefs?
This year’s Institute of Asset Management lecture was given by cognitive psychologist and specialist in leadership performance, behavioural change and culture, Javier Bajer. Javier explained in a very engaging manner three fallacies about change and I thought the final one makes a
We’re all human
In our increasingly regulated and controlled working lives, it is easy to feel that we are just part of a big machine, doing repetitive and dull jobs. This is particularly the case if you work in call centres or other
A-Z of Successful Meetings–C is for Control
When you start chairing meetings one of the main worries is how to keep control of the meeting. Often some of the delegates will be more senior and/or more experienced and it’s easy to feel alone and vulnerable. Here are
A-Z of Successful Meetings B is for Behaviours
As people, we are all complex creatures and approach situations in many different ways. This is often seen in meetings. There are the people who like a meeting to be fast paced and decisive but also people who like to
But we’re different….
Many times throughout my career, when investigating a particular problem, people have made comments along the lines of: “But we’re the [Insert any industry name here] industry, our problems are unique, no-one has the same problems” “The challenges of [Insert
A-Z of Successful Meetings–A is for Attendees
Who you have at your meeting is crucial to it’s success. There is no point trying to solve a problem with a key department not represented or trying to agree expenditure without the budget holder there. Think about what you
The A-Z of Successful Meetings – A is for Agenda
The agenda is a key tool to ensuring a successful meeting. It makes the leader think about the best use of the time in the meeting and outlines to the attendees what will be happening during the meeting. Timings on
The A-Z of Successful Meetings
During my life in the corporate world, like most people, I spent alot of time in meetings. Often these achieved little and seemed to be devices to fill up the days of managers who wanted to feel important. Once I